When i-Catcher starts, the XP Firewall gives an error about iCatcherTools (Sentry/Wildlife) or Console saying some feature were disabled. Why, and how do I clear it?
A1.21 – Windows XP’s Security and firewall features are attempting to block the Web Server component of i-Catcher for listening for web requests, as a measure to prevent potentially malicious programs from being accessible by outside users. This prevention was introduced in Windows XP Service Pack 2 to try to prevent viruses from installing backdoors allowing malicious users to control a system. Since Windows XP doesn’t know about i-Catcher, it doesn’t know that the process is clean. To resolve this issue, when the message pops up, you can add iCatcherTools.exe or Console.exe as an exception to the firewall/security system. Once the exception is in place, Windows XP will permit the process to listen on the web server port. Note that this function is limited to certain users. Only the Administrator can unblock it at the time the error appears, and only the Administrator can permanently unblock the program. Non-Administrator users will not be able to use the web server component until th
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